"I'm going to make a cake!"

"Yay!"

Today is also a sudden declaration from Reira.

In the afternoon,Reira announced that she would make a cake. It's a declaration!

Making a cake has to be declared!

“What kind of cake would you like?”

"Shortcake, of course."

Yay! A pure white cake. That's the one I love.

Did Nagashima buy it for me for my birthday in a previous life?

I bring back memories.

“Are you going to make it together?”

"Of course. Yuu, please help me too."

"Yeah!"

It's my first time making a cake.

We both put on aprons. Reira also prepared an apron for me.

Of course we both match.

Reira will give me the tools. A big bowl came out!

"When making sweets, we start by measuring them."

After saying that, she placed the bowl on a small scale and measured out the flour.

“Can you shake this?”

"Yeah. How do I do it?"

I asked Reira to teach me how to shake flour.

I thought it would be easy, but the powder flew up and I was covered in something.

Seeing this, Reira laughs.

"Good job. Let's whisk the eggs."

After saying that, she cracked the eggs into a bowl, added the sugar, turned on the machine, and started whisking.

It's a spinning machine, but it's interesting to watch.

"I guess it's about time."

After saying that, Reira stopped the machine and added the flour I had just sprinkled into the foamy eggs.

Then she stirred it around with a spatula, added the melted butter and mixed it.

"All we have to do is put it in a mold and bake it."

Then, Reira poured the ingredients from the bowl into the round mold she had prepared and put it in the oven.

"Now it's done. It'll be baked in no time. Let's decorate it after it cools down."

"You can do it so quickly. It's amazing."

"Because Yuu helped me, I was able to do it quickly."

I just sprinkled it with powder, but I'm glad to hear that.

I'm so excited that I go to the oven and stare inside in front of the glass door.

“Maybe soon?”

“Not yet.”

I couldn't wait and asked Reira.

"Let's have some tea."

Reira prepares tea after cleaning up the tools.

I have orange juice.

The kitchen is connected to the living room and is spacious and bright.

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It's fun to be here when Reira is making something.

That's why I'm so happy to be sitting at the dining table in the living room and slowly drinking tea with Reira.

As I was doing that, I started to smell a nice smell.

"Looks like it's about to burn out."

It smells nice when it burns. The sweets give us a signal when they're done!

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Reira put on gloves and took the cake out of the oven.

It's wheat-colored and soft.

Reira inserted a skewer and checked the inside.

"It baked well. Let's cool it down and then decorate it."

Reira took the cake out of the mold and placed it on a wire rack.

“It smells really delicious!”

"Hehe, it's delicious if you eat it as is, but please wait until it cools down."

"Yeah"

I want to eat it right away, but Reira says so,so I hold back.

I wonder if it will cool down quickly.

"While we wait for it to cool down, let's prepare the decorations."

That's what Reira said and brought out a strawberry.

"Take off this green stem."

"Yeah"

Reira lets me remove the stems from the strawberries.

Then Reira started slicing them one after another on the cutting board.

Finished, leaving a few unsliced strawberries.

And then the two of us drank tea and waited leisurely for a while.

"It's already cooled down. Now, let's start decorating. Please help me."

"Yeah!"

It's winter, so just leaving it outside the window for a little while makes it feel cold right away.

Reira slices the round sponge cake from the side with a knife.

That's amazing. If I did it, it would break off in the middle and become a crescent moon.

“Then, Yuu, apply this syrup.”

"Yeah"

After saying that, she handed me a bowl of clear syrup with a brush inside.

Since it was my first time, I carefully applied the syrup to the sponge cake with a brush.

I thought this was about it, but Reira said, ``Much more. Apply all of that syrup.'' So I did my best and applied as much as I could.

"Now it's time to whip the cream."

Reira pours pure white cream liquid from a paper carton into a bowl.

Add the sugar and use a whisk full of round wires to make it crunchy.

As I watched from the side, the amount immediately increased and it started to bubble.

It went by so quickly!

"Great"

"Hehe. Interesting?"

"Yeah, that's interesting!"

While we were having this conversation, Reira stopped.

"Preparations are complete. It's finally time to decorate. It's Yuu's turn."

After saying that, she handed me the spatula.

Then I poured the cream onto the sponge cake that had been coated with syrup.

“Spread the cream on it.”

When she said that, I did my best to spread the cream on it.

Things don't go as well as cream wants with the spatula, but that's okay.

Next, arrange the sliced strawberries.

Stack the sliced sponge cake and repeat again.

That's how everything was layered.

"Well done. Now it's time to finish."

After saying that, she put a lot of cream on top, and I did my best to spread the cream on the outside of the cake. This time it was quite soft and went well.

"You did a good job. It's the final touch."

Reira said as she squeezed the cream.

It's starting to look like a cake!

Finally, add the strawberries that she saved without slicing and serve!

"It's done."

"Great!"

The first cake I made myself. A cake made by Reira and me. I'm very happy!

"Can I eat now?"

"Yes, let's cut it up and eat it at the table."

A lunch mat was spread out on the table, and a pure white shortcake was brought out on a beautiful plate.

Wow, I'm so excited.

Reira cut it into pieces neatly.

The cross section is also beautiful!

"Thanks to Yuu's hard work, I'm sure it will be delicious."

"I do not think so?"

"Then let's eat."

"Yeah. I'll have it!"

Scoop it up with a fork and bring it to my mouth.

Delicious!

The cake that Reira and I made is very delicious.

It's kind of like the happy family I read about in my previous life.

This is something I've longed for.

Things that I read in books in my previous life will come true in this life.

It's all thanks to Reira.

"Delicious"

"Hehe, Yuu helped me out, so it's really delicious."

Reira said that, and a smile broke out on my face.

I spent a warm time with Reira while watching the winter afternoon sun shine into the living room.